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Semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, Pa., March 25, 2020. A federal appeals court has dealt a legal setback to the Biden administration on guns in a lawsuit challenging tighter regulations on stabilizing braces, an accessory used in several mass shootings. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked an administration rule from going into effect for the gun owners and groups who filed the lawsuit. The order came shortly before a deadline for people to register them and pay a fee, or remove the stabilizing braces from their weapons. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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Appeals court ruling deals legal setback to Biden administration in gun stabilizing brace case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Tue,05/23/23-1:47PM , 166 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court dealt a legal setback to the Biden administration on guns Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging tighter regulations on stabilizing braces, an accessory that has been used
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AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on White House-Truck Crash.

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Missouri man accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier near White House
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Tue,05/23/23-7:13AM , 187 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to “seize power” from the government, authorities said Tuesday.
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Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, left, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, accompanied by defense lawyer David Kenner, right, arrives at federal court for his trial in an alleged campaign finance conspiracy, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. Michel, who was accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies spanning two presidencies, was convicted Wednesday, April 26, after a trial that included testimony ranging from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Fugees rapper Pras found guilty of political conspiracy
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Wed,04/26/23-3:53PM , 659 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Fugees rapper accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies spanning two presidencies was convicted Wednesday after a trial that included testimony ranging from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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This image taken from police body camera video released by the U.S. Park Police shows the scene after 17-year-old Dalaneo Martin was fatally shot by a U.S. Park Police officer on March 18, 2023, in Washington. The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation after a U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot Martin who drove off with an officer in the back seat after the teenager was found asleep in a suspected stolen car. (U.S. Park Police via AP)

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Civil rights probe launched after fatal Park Police shooting
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Thu,04/06/23-2:38PM , 232 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation after a U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old who drove off with an officer in the back seat after the teenager was found asleep in a suspected stolen car.
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